Bolters & Babies aside, the biggest gasp was saved for the announcement for the All Blacks coaching revamp which has Coach Graham Henry, and assistants Steve Hansen & Wayne Smith swapping responsibilities ahead of their EOYT to Japan & Europe.
Henry says the switch has been under discussion for some time now & not a knee jerk response to a poor 2009 season, pointing out that he forecast a few losses before the season even began. This change was made after consultation with the senior player group who stepped up before the test in Wellington asking to be permitted more input in training & game plans. Henry says that everyone is excited by the change which will bring a fresh approach to the squad & the way it trains – good for everyone concerned.
New Roles :
Forwards Coach – Henry
Defensive Coach – Smith
Attacking Coach – Hansen
Henry, now the lineout coach, admits to some trepidation in this regard as it is many years since he was in charge of a forward pack. “Being a bit nervous brings the best out of you,” he said. “It’s good for me to have that challenge. I’ve got energy, I’m excited about that opportunity & I’ll be using a lot of the knowledge of the forward pack to help, which I think will be good for them.”
Steve Tew of NZRU when asked for his thoughts said with a smile “I’m going to watch with some interest how Graham goes with the lineout,”.
Ja al die janne van die blacks se spanne
@smallies72 – Smallies jy moet die week gebruik om plek te maak vir die res van SA wat die Vrystaat gaan ondersteun. Gelukkig vir Bloemfontein is die game in Pretoria, daar is nie genoeg plek vir al die oorlopers nie.
Die Sharks kan ek nog verstaan want julle is mos hul feeder span. Dit is ook hoekom julle hul opgeneuk het, waar beter as in die Shark tenk om jou ware uit te stal vir jou nuwe baas.
Grappies op n stokkie ek hoop die Cheetahs verloor nie meer spelers nie.
Howzit Super,
Admit it, you must have been biting your fingernails with 3 minutes to go on Sat, it’s the 1st time WP have had me out my chair shouting at the TV in 3 years.
@superbul ek smile nou nog ek het gedink dat jlp weer af is en toe vat hy vlam jammer hy waai.as die bulle hom konstant op vorm kan kry gaan hy groot wees.dodelike aanvaller
Baie geluk Vrystaat en Bulls, julle is twee waardige spanne vir die finaal.
Smallies en Looshead, ek sal my pak latter by julle kom vat oor julle span se goeie wen.
Ahhhhhhhhh, great one Rugby_Princess!!
You see, here in SA we would have missed this one…
first of all
my congratulations to both the bulls and cheetahs for reaching the finals!!
ok, so back to business
…
how about a “light five” joke, anyone? hehehe
o, btw good morning everyone!! sun is shining, birds are singing …. it promises to be an awesome day!!
7@Ashley – Heyyyyyyyy, het jy die naweek oorlewe??
Flok, ek was bang jy doen iets onverskilligs Saterdagaand…. hehehe
8@grootblousmile –
😀 soos wat?
o, ekt die geleentheid gehad by ñ bloubul cherrie by d game, maar ek was bevrees ek sou haar doodn***, hehehe!!
9@Ashley – Eishhhhhhh, jy’s ‘n getroude man!!!!!!!!
10@grootblousmile –
exactly
maar ek sou selfs my huwelik opoffer
vir so ñ bietjie revenge, hehehe
😆
11@Ashley – Jy’s ‘n stoute asblikkie!
@grootblousmile –
Jasurenowellfine ! Now you are just shining my shoes (as the Chinese would say) ! 🙄
13@Rugby_Princess – Don’t be so modest, Dizzy Blonde!
mornin’ primcess…..
en more gbs
darem lekke om ‘n Bul in die Kaap te wees by tye…..
16@ps in CT – Gee hulle gas, groot gas…. tot ons hulle weer speel volgende jaar… hehehe
@grootblousmile –
See ? A compliment followed by WHACK!
@ps in CT –
More PS 🙂 Grumpy old GBS took away the smilies 🙁
18@Rugby_Princess – The Smileys will be back…. soon as we’ve moved webhosts….
@grootblousmile – wil dit doen maar sk is nog nie oor my skrik na die naweek nie, hehe
die WP manne in die losie was maar stil na die game, wou eers mekkaar aanvat toe almal rondom toe maar huistoe gegaan…..
@Rugby_Princess – Hi princess
our server is acting up again, not allowing mails through. My friens are all offline this morning!! Feels like i’ve got nobody to talk with….. you about the bragging after the weekend…..
@grootblousmile –
You are just trying to lure me back with the promise of smilies …
@ps in CT –
What have you got to brag about ? Are you sure it is the server & not just your “friends” ignoring you ? 🙂
@Rugby_Princess – & there my reply gets bombed out….. my word blue Monday here
Server or no werver at least the bragging rights stay
as for my “friends” not responding….no commment 🙁
@Rugby_Princess – btw princess, the article tells me that the Kiwis are playing the same game as the Poms. Not saying who the head coach is sort of greys out the blame when they loose the next match. i mean do they then fire the foreward coach? The defensive coach? The attacking coach? and Henry appointed for forward coaching should have been Henry appointed for restroom couch (pun intended)
hehe
@ps in CT –
Excuse me ? You are putting the Abs coaches in the same bucket as the Poms ? Low blow ! No wonder your friends are not responding !!
@Rugby_Princess – hehe
so who’s gonna get fired, meaning who’s the head coach?
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